SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois’ corn crop is maturing faster than normal and faring well.
The USDA says in its weekly crop-status update that 81 percent of the state’s corn is rated as either good or excellent. Eighty-two percent of the crop is silking, 12 percentage points better than the average of the previous five years.
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